A senior DAP leader has refuted a Malay language daily's report quoting him accusing PKR of "daydreaming" for having a shadow cabinet list before even taking over Putrajaya.

NONE "They put words into my mouth. What I said is the same (as) I am telling you," DAP deputy chairperson Tan Seng Giaw ( left ) told reporters when met in Parliament House today.

Tan, who is Kepong MP, clarified that what he said was that the Pakatan central leadership has never decided on a shadow cabinet before and there is no list of shadow ministers as of now.

"I attended all the meetings. We never talked about it. There is no list.

“We have to win first, then we can appoint ministers”.

The MP argued that it serves no purpose to put the cart before the horse and have a list now as some of those named may lose in the election.

NONE Tan said that in Pakatan, issues such as ministerial candidates requires agreement and consensus of all the component parties, and will be discussed in the spirit of fairness and cooperation which is the opposition coalition's credo.

'PM will choose'

He added that the list of cabinet ministers ultimately lies with the future prime minister, whoever he or she may be.

Tan said there are many viable candidates in Pakatan, although it is up to the people to elect viable leaders as members of parliament, so that the future PM will have a good pool of viable candidates to choose from.

Malay daily Sinar Harian today published an article titled " PKR bermimpi siang hari ", which, when translated in English, states "PKR daydreaming".

The daily reported him as calling PKR's alleged shadow cabinet list a mere daydream, as is their plan to take over Putrajaya.

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